Post by Allaquatica on Sept 24, 2006 22:27:48 GMT -5
A small black and white striped loricard
juvenile male
Large male (left) possible female on right
temperment: peaceful
size 6" 16cm
tank size: 25gal
ph: 6.5, soft will tolerate higher and lower.
feed: algae wafers, zuccini, bloodworm, pumpkin raw, sweet potato raw, bogwood to chew.
breeding age/size :approx 12cm or when sexes become obvious
sexing: males will have longer odontodes on first10-20mm of pectoral fins and elongated ventral fins for fanning eggs, may also have heavyer odontode growth on back half of body towards the tail. males will also show more agressive behavior , dig and 'fan' a lot.
breeding habits are relitivley unknown but they are cave spawners. male will need a spawning cave (similar to most loricards) they may also respond to the method of first conditioning the male and female with good foods, waiting untill there is a storm (drop in barometric pressure) when this happens gradually reduce temp around 4 degrees f and do a 30% waterchange to simulate rainstorms in which they spawn. spawn sizes have been reported around 30-80 eggs, fry take approx 10-14 days to leave the cave, father guards eggs and young,. fry will eat same food as adults when they leave the cave.
juvenile male
Large male (left) possible female on right
temperment: peaceful
size 6" 16cm
tank size: 25gal
ph: 6.5, soft will tolerate higher and lower.
feed: algae wafers, zuccini, bloodworm, pumpkin raw, sweet potato raw, bogwood to chew.
breeding age/size :approx 12cm or when sexes become obvious
sexing: males will have longer odontodes on first10-20mm of pectoral fins and elongated ventral fins for fanning eggs, may also have heavyer odontode growth on back half of body towards the tail. males will also show more agressive behavior , dig and 'fan' a lot.
breeding habits are relitivley unknown but they are cave spawners. male will need a spawning cave (similar to most loricards) they may also respond to the method of first conditioning the male and female with good foods, waiting untill there is a storm (drop in barometric pressure) when this happens gradually reduce temp around 4 degrees f and do a 30% waterchange to simulate rainstorms in which they spawn. spawn sizes have been reported around 30-80 eggs, fry take approx 10-14 days to leave the cave, father guards eggs and young,. fry will eat same food as adults when they leave the cave.
